Peter hammer



Feb. 13, 1923.

I P. HAMMER.

WIRE MATTRESS.

.FILED DEC.3I,1921.

INVENTOR Fiwierfihmmew ATTORNEYS,

Patented res... 13,1933. I Midi-fill PETER HAMMER, OF BROOKLY N, NEW YORK.

V WIRE MATTRESS.

Application filed December 31, 1921. Serial No. 526,238.

7'0 11/! whom it may concern: to the end members by a pair of helicals 5. lie itknown that 1. Peru: Human. a citi- The fabric consists of a continuous wire 6 zcn of Austria. residing at Brooklyn, in the having pre-determined crimps 7. The crimps county of Kings and State of New York. are formed in reverse direction from cachet? have invented new and useful 1 iprovements other. i

in. 'ire Mattresses. of which the following Thefabric is formed by fastening one end is a specification. i of the continuous wire to a loop 8 in the My invention consists of a new and imfirst of a series of helical springs 9. These proved form of wire mattress and method of helical springs 9 are placed on both end 60 10 making same. An object of the invention is members in staggered relation to each other.

to make a mattress fabric of a single contin- The wire is then carried to the opposite heliuous strand of wire. By making the fabric cal on the other end of the frame, passed of one single continuous wire, the strain through the loop and then crossed and carcaused by the Weight of a body lying on the ried back to the helical adjoining the one 65 mattressisdistributed' over the entire fabric. from which it started. The wire is then lleretofore mattresses have been made of a passed through the adjoining helical on the number of separate strands of wire and the side of the helical which is farthest away result is that the wires on which the weight from the point where the wire started. The is placed sag down and become loose. wire is then crossed and carried to the oppo- 70 Another object of the invention is to place site helical and crossed again after passing crimps in the wire which by the manner of through the helical, and so on back and forth construction hereinafter described. are. until the entire frame is covered and it is brought opposite each other to enable the finally secured to the last helical at that end clips to be placed at regular intervals in a 'offthc frame from which it started. The 75 straight line across the fabric. crossing of the wire as it passes through Another advantage of the invention lies in each helical forms a loop at each helical, the fact that by crossing the wire as it is giving room for a certain amount of play or passed through the helical springs an even give of the wire in the helical. tight strain can be given the wire so that It is therefore apparent that a continuous so in the entire fabric the tension of the wire wire fabric is thus formed having in effect a is evenly distributed on all the helicals. separate series of longitudinal extending Another advantage of my construction is wire members. but in reality being made of that by having the wire continuous. it simone single strand. Clips 10 are placed in the ply goes through the end loop of each helical crirnps 7. thus holding the longitudinal 86 and does not extend into the helical itself. strand members firmly together so that the In mattresses which are made with a series whole fabric formed of continuous wire is of single strands. each strand is twisted so strongly and firmly held together. that the ends are inside each helical. causing I claim dirt to accumulate therein, and giving an A wire mattress comprising end mel'nbers so an additional hiding placefor vermin. of a suitable fame and springs secured to In the accon'ipanying drawings, Figure 1 said end members, a fabric consisting of a is a plan view of a mattress constructed aosingle continuous wire bent back and forth cording to 'myinvention. to -form a plurality of integrally connected Figure 2 .is an enlarged detail view of a, strands in spaced and substantially parallel 95 e5 portion of one ,of the end members, with a arrangement, contiguous strands being helical spring attached thereto and a portion crossed only near the connected ends thereof of the wire fabric going through the eye of to formbights or loops each in engagement the helical. with one of said. springs, whereby the The. device consists of aframe. made in stresses on adjacent strands are transmitted ion well-known manner having ends 3 and side through the integrally connected ends theremembers 4. Theside members are attached of and the fabric as a whole retains its ri- In testimony whereof I have. hereunto set my hand 1n the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

gidity due to substantial eonnter-halam-ing of these stresses. (-rilnps regularly spaced throughout the length of said wire so located and disposed as to provide oppositely posi tioned seats for connected links in staggered arrangement, and spacing and sustaining links in said crinips.

PETER HAM ER.-

'itnesses INEZ M. Si'nomns, WIIJAAM MILLER. 

